‘Young Lady is Young Lady indeed; she had a well-thought-out plan long ago.’
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Wu Hanning turned and left the wall, then she returned to her residence in the city.
She halted as soon as she entered her room, then she ordered softly, “I’m going to rest, so please leave.”
With that, her servants and palace maids retreated without any delay. Afterward, Wu Hanning uttered softly with a stern look in her eyes, “Greetings, Great Ancestor.”
She would only address one person in the entire imperial family like that.
Sure enough, the space rippled a little as a black-robed elder walked out as if he went from nothing to something. This was the Camouflage Technique secretly passed on in the imperial family, and it could not be pried by common people.
The elder was none other than Wu Yuanwei, who was the Humans’ greatest powerhouse and always kept guard in the imperial family’s secret realm.
He looked at Wu Hanning and nodded. “Ning’er, did you have a fortuitous encounter? Your mental power has become so great that even I will have to humble myself before you.”
Wu Yuanwei was glad. He was undoubtedly happiest about the fact that the imperial family had a worthy successor.
“Great Ancestor, I unexpectedly gained some benefits when I traveled with Master Ou and eliminated parasites,” Wu Hanning explained with a gloomy look in her eyes.
She did not state explicitly what happened because even she could not understand how her mental power improved so much. Nevertheless, she firmly believed that Ou Yangming would not harm her.
“Ou Yangming.” Wu Yuanwei instantly had a serious look on his face, and he looked worried as he frowned.
“Great Ancestor, what are you worried about?” Wu Hanning’s heart tensed up a little.
Wu Yuanwei sighed helplessly. “The Humans’ disaster is supposedly a catastrophe for the entire human race, but the young fellow resolved it and even subdued spirit beasts. He’s fully-fledged now.”
The princess could sense something dangerous from his tone, thus she quickly expressed, “Great Ancestor, Brother Ou isn’t an ungrateful person, so he won’t make things difficult for the imperial family for sure.”
“Hehe, I won’t be worried if he’s on his own, but it’ll be hard to say if someone’s instigating him from behind.” Wu Yuanwei shook his head and furrowed his eyebrows. “Due to the interspatial disorder this time, the spirit beasts that descended are of a higher level than before, and it’s also an opportunity for a huge change for the Humans. In this case, those few clans won’t let go of this chance for sure.”
Wu Hanning’s face changed. She kept quiet for a while before she noted without a doubt, “Great Ancestor, I… Trust him.”
The elder was startled, but he sighed and commented, “One has to compromise in this world, unless…”
“Unless what?”
“Unless that thing is really workable.”
With that, the elder and the young lady fell silent and had different thoughts but were thinking about the same person.
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A black figure drifted across the sky. It was a gigantic goshawk, and it somehow carried a noble aura when its vigorous figure sailed in the sky.
There were only three people, a dog… And a little red bird on the goshawk’s back.
Ou Yangming immediately sensed something different during this flight. The goshawk had actively released its power, which transformed into a sharp cone-shaped air wall to separate the incoming air. As such, they were not affected by the airflow at all.
He previously never got to enjoy such treatment.
The young fellow felt that his ride on the goshawk’s back was as comfortable as sitting on a carpet. He glanced at the birdcage next to him and thought, ‘It’s indeed the right choice to bring this little fella along.’
Although the goshawk’s owner was Ou Yangming, he realized that there was a subtle change in the spirit bird’s attitude when he brought the little red bird along as compared to when he did not do so.
The change could not be easily noticed and described, but how could it hide from Ou Yangming’s eyes?
“Elder Brother, what’s the Aquatics’ spirit beast in Canghai County?” Jiang Jiumei asked curiously.
She was looking in all directions curiously from the goshawk’s back but after the novelty wore off, the similar sceneries along the way were not that attractive anymore.
Ou Yangming was stunned, but he answered with a smile, “I have no idea either but regardless of the type of spirit beast, it won’t have the chance to go back.”
He sounded extremely confident as if the Aquatics’ spirit beast was already executed by him. Even so, he was indeed qualified to be boastful because the Insects’ three spirit beasts were all killed outside Changlong City, so how big of a deal would one from the Aquatics be?
Jiang Jiumei nodded and blurted all of a sudden, “Elder Brother, for the Aquatics’ spirit beast this time, can…”
Seeing as she was hesitant to complete her sentence, Ou Yangming said with a smile, “No.”
“Huh? Why…” Jiang Jiumei was rather discontent. “I’m not planning to fight alone; I’d like to join hands with Elder Sister Ying.”
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he turned to look at Ni Yinghong.
“Lil’ Ming, my mental power has been increased to the maximum, so I’d like to test its power.” Ni Yinghong nodded slowly and looked determined. “You’re improving very fast, and I’d like to catch up to you.”
She openly expressed her wild ambition because she did not want to be a lady that had to be protected by the young fellow.
The sleeping little red bird in the birdcage opened its eyes and looked at the young ladies scornfully. Despite that, the ladies were focused on Ou Yangming, thus they did not notice it.
“Okay, you may attack if we encounter the Aquatics’ spirit beast, but I won’t sit by idly if you’re in danger,” Ou Yangming responded after some thought.
Jiang Jiumei cheered. “Elder Brother, you’re the best.”
Ou Yangming scoffed and said, “There’s no point for you to flatter me. The period you’re able to hold on in the fight totally depends on your hard work. All in all, I won’t let you risk your lives.”
Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei exchanged glances and nodded. Following that, they got together to quietly discuss how they would go against the Aquatics’ spirit beast.
The little bird found it boring, hence it flapped its wings and landed on Ou Yangming’s shoulder. It turned its beak to his ear and asked, “Why go through the trouble to deal with the Aquatics’ spirit beast? Can’t you just catch it and eat it?”
Its words were chirps to the young ladies, but they were in human language to Ou Yangming.
Ou Yangming looked lovingly at the young ladies and smiled as he replied to the bird softly, “It’s good to let them have something to do.”
Ni Yinghong had just received bad news about Elder Universe’s passing while Jiang Jiumei decided to cut off her past and start again. They might feel suppressed during this period so if they were distracted by something else and gave their all for it, it would greatly benefit them.
The little bird was impatient, and it despised the young ladies because it did not have favorable impressions of them.
Ou Yangming laughed and added, “Lil’ Red, I only agreed to this because you’re here. If the Aquatics really sent an irresistible powerhouse, we’ll have to rely on you.”
Lil’ Red was struck dumb, but it soon lifted its head and stuck out its chest to show its heroic side.
‘What can the Aquatics do? As long as I’m here, there won’t be any issues.’
The goshawk seemed to be paying full attention to controlling the direction, but it was observant and alert, thus it noticed how everyone acted.
It could tell from Ou Yangming’s expression that he deceived the little red bird.
However, the goshawk dared not
reveal the truth when it saw how Sir Phoenix was enjoying the moment. This was because the spirit bird did not know how it would end if it said too much.
It finally calmed down when it looked down at Multi-armed King Kong, which was hurrying on with its journey by tramping over mountains and ravines.
‘I’m a proud bird, so I’ll let that silly big thing follow me.’
As they continued with their journey, there were lesser hills and roads but more waters.
They had entered Canghai County, which was known as the Land of Waters. Places with water could be seen everywhere as rivers or streams could constantly be seen. That said, they looked like small drains when Multi-armed King Kong stepped on them.
Some people were seen along the way, but they dispersed as they were appalled by Multi-armed King Kong, and they did not intend to resist the beast at all. As a result, Ou Yangming was frustrated because he could not find anyone to inquire about the situation here.
Needless to say, Ou Yangming did not blame the people.
If he was in their shoes, he probably would have run faster than them.
At the spur of the moment, the goshawk let out a long cry. Ou Yangming was taken aback, but his eyes gleamed when he looked in the direction it was pointing at.
Far away, there was an average-sized stockaded village where a river flowed below. The river was surging abnormally at the moment, causing water to continuously crash the village. It was evident that the Aquatics were causing trouble.
Chapter 491 - A Misuse Of Talents
“Boom…”
Waves rose into the sky, but they were extremely strange because after taking a turn in the air, they turned into a gigantic water arrow, which attacked the stockaded village’s main entrance.
The people here had lived by the water for a long time and seemed to be used to this already. It was worth noting that the main entrance and the fences around were made from large bamboos, which could not be compared with ordinary bamboos at all. Black grooves could be seen on them, and they created a creepy and fearsome atmosphere.
Even as the water arrow hit the bamboos, they only shook a little without showing signs of crumbling at all.
On top of that, the people in the village were incredibly fierce as they carried bamboo spears and mercilessly launched attacks at the water. They had superb visions and were exceptionally strong hence after every attack, a big fish or other aquatics would float on the water. Needless to say, a dart of a few meters long could be found on each of the creatures.
Nonetheless, there were so many aquatics that they seemed to be endless. As another wave emerged, it turned into another gigantic water arrow and attacked the stockaded village.
Just as everyone thought the Aquatics would return without accomplishing anything again this time, a black figure suddenly appeared in the wave.
It was a black water snake with a long and winding body. Accompanied by the enormous impact, it ruthlessly crushed the village’s entrance.
A deafening sound was heard as the gate finally could not withstand the force and broke.
The gate was similar to everyone’s guardian angel, thus numerous people screamed in fear when it ruptured.
After the water snake twisted its body and landed hard on the crushed gate, it curled up its body and hissed horrifyingly. Following that, the river water surged and flowed backwards into the stockaded village. It was evident that the snake was a formidable half-spirit beast capable of controlling water.
Half-spirit beasts were separated into different levels.
Those that were only of Yang Grade were not mighty, but those that were great ancestors possessed extraordinary powers.
The water snake that smashed the village’s gate turned out to be a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, which also had great mental power to control waves.
Faced with such a ferocious beast, the little village did not seem to have the ability to resist it at all.
Countless shrieks were heard coming from the stockaded village, and the people sounded hopeless.
Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows and gently tapped the goshawk. The spirit bird understood him right away, so it spread its wings and swooped down at the speed of light. It was so fast that it seemed to have really turned into a lightning bolt, and it arrived above the village in the blink of an eye.
The water snake seemed to have sensed the crisis, and it reacted swiftly by getting away from the village’s gate, then it returned to the waves.
Nevertheless, just as the water snake entered the water, the goshawk seized its body with its sharp claws. The snake was in immense pain, but it lifted its triangular head abruptly, and its mouth and belly were puffed up as though it was about to spit poisonous liquid.
However, before the water snake knew it, the goshawk had lowered its huge head to peck it.
Unquestionably, how could a mere half-spirit beast withstand the goshawk’s attack? With that, the snake’s head snapped and was about to be detached from its body. On top of that, the poisonous liquid was stuck in its throat, and the liquid ended up flowing out from the gap, causing a sizzling sound to be heard as it burned the snake’s skin.
Even so, the goshawk did not bother about the poisonous liquid at all. Ou Yangming was rather dumbfounded.
He wondered how many poisonous things the goshawk had devoured to gain such a remarkable resistance against them. Although the water snake carried toxic poison, it could not harm the spirit bird at all.
Despite that, the snake creature was quite odd too. It could be considered a part of the Insects, but if it could swim in the water, it could also be a part of the Aquatics.
Once the water snake was executed, the billowing river water became tranquil again. The water level quickly subsided, and the ferocious beasts in the water retreated crazily as if they encountered a sworn enemy. As such, they vanished in a split second.
The goshawk floated proudly in the sky and simply ignored the remaining aquatics.
Given its identity and strength, killing a half-spirit beast was its limit. As for the other little creatures, it regarded them as nothing.
The people in the stockaded village were stupefied after witnessing the event. In particular, they were frightened when they saw the goshawk capture the water snake with its claws.
They could not afford to provoke the water snake, let alone a goshawk, whose background was unknown and killed the snake in one go.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Far away, earth-shattering sounds were heard, and the ground shook as well.
Subsequently, a mountainous king kong ran toward the village at lightning speed.
Everyone in the stockaded village turned pale, and they did not think about escaping at all. This was because they knew they could not get away at all if the two giant beasts wanted to harm them.
Multi-armed King Kong was so fast that it arrived below the goshawk after taking a few jumps.
When the king kong saw the mess and looked up at the dead but struggling water snake in the goshawk’s claw, it was enraged. It lifted its head and let out a thunderous roar, which spread far and wide and caused ripples to form on the water.
‘I’m late again!’
Ever since the goshawk submitted itself to its master, Multi-armed King Kong had always been late no matter how hard it tried. Its rage toward the goshawk had arrived at a limit, but it dared not rip the spirit bird apart as long as Ou Yangming and the little red bird were present.
The goshawk rolled its eyes at Multi-armed King Kong. It would have attacked the king kong first if it was not because it knew it could not defeat it.
On the other hand, the people in the village lost balance and fell to the ground when they heard Multi-armed King Kong’s furious roar. In fact, some of them even passed out.
They knew they were fraught with grim possibilities when they faced the Aquatics’ attacks, but they still fought courageously. That said, they lost confidence against the humongous Multi-armed King Kong.
Ou Yangming shook his head and thought, ‘It’s a misuse of talents to go against the insignificant Aquatics with this line-up.’
He channeled the essential Qi in his dantian and uttered all of a sudden, “Shut up!”
Multi-armed King Kong shut its widely-opened mouth right away, and it looked up worriedly.
Ever since Ou Yangming sent the little red bird into a birdcage, the king kong had been worshipping him as a deity.
Ou Yangming tapped the goshawk, which spread its wings and floated above the stockaded village.
Later on, he flashed and got off the goshawk with the birdcage in his hand. Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei looked at each other, and they immediately followed suit. As for Big Yellow, it shook its head and wagged its tail for some time before it hopped off without effort.
“Who’s the chief here? Please come forward to have a chat.”
The village fell silent, and everyone stared at Ou Yangming in disbelief. Even if they racked their brains, they would have never imagined why one… No, three people and a dog hopped off the goshawk’s back. Besides, the leading young man was also carrying a big birdcage like a fop.
Not to mention the people from the village with limited knowledge, even the most powerful Supreme Great Ancestor among the Humans would not believe this unless he or she witnessed it.
Ou Yangming was slightly infuriated. “Who’s the chief? Please come forward for a chat!”
“Roar…”
Multi-armed King Kong stood behind Ou Yangming and roared without warning to boost his morale.
“Thus…”
A row of people suddenly collapsed to the ground in front of Ou Yangming as they passed out due after being terrified by the king kong.
Multi-armed King Kong blinked as though it knew it made a mistake. It bent its body backward a little and shut its mouth.
Ou Yangming sighed helplessly and softened his tone. “Everyone, there’s no need to panic at all; I’m a real human.”
His voice was far less valiant than the king kong’s but it naturally sounded overwhelming. It spread far and wide and calmed everyone down, so much so that even the people that fainted awoke and looked at the surroundings in a daze. Having said that, a few of them passed out again after seeing the king kong.
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